Vainglory

We have a couple of announcements to make today regarding our Vainglory roster. First off, we are saying goodbye to Arthur "MEDIC" Gentil who has been with us since the start of our venture into the game and has acted both as a player and a team coach. He is leaving the competitive scene in order to continue with his medical studies.

MEDIC's statement:

"Being part of the Vainglory community and especially the competitive scene has been an amazing experience for me during the past 1,5 years. I have not just found great comrades in the game but real friends in life. However, I will take a break from being professionally involved with Vainglory to once again focus on my medical studies.

I would like to thank everybody who was supporting my team and me during that journey. We will probably see each other again on the Fold!"

Martin "MYQ" Marquardt, manager of the team, shared the following about MEDIC's departure:

"Arthur is one of the most good-natured personalities I've met in my entire life. A hard working, focused and encouraging player and coach, as well as an honest and forgiving person behind the scenes.
It saddens me greatly not being able to continue working with him on eSports related content but I am sure he will find gratification and success with whatever he decides to do in the future."

Besides MEDIC, Gleb "IIoH4uK" Ivanovich is also leaving our team and the competitive scene in order to focus on his studies.

With team members leaving, naturally we are also welcoming new ones. The first of them is 20 year old Jordy "Aidslip" van der Straaten from the Netherlands. Jordy started playing Vainglory in the end of 2014 and has competed in Team Clytia. His preferred position is lane but he feels comfortable in each role. His favourite heroes are Skye, Skaarf and Saw. Jordy says he's proud to be a part of the SK Gaming family and is highly motivated to achieve a lot with the team.

A familiar face is also returning to the team, your favourite jungler Jonathan "jetpacks" Bergius. With all of that in mind our roster for the Autumn season of Evil 8 will look like this:

Raph jetpacks Aidslip Cr3am Bayu

The first split of Evil 8 Autumn starts this weekend and the new lineup's first game is against Team Secret at 17:00 CEST on 24th September so make sure to tune in and check out their performance!